| Forbearing 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Forbear. 2. (a.) Disposed or accustomed to forbear; patient; long-suffering. Thesaurus Entries Spartan, accepting, armed with patience, benevolent, charitable, clement, compassionate, conciliatory, disciplined, easy, easygoing, endurant, enduring, forbearant, forgiving, generous, gentle, humane, indulgent, kind, lax, lenient, long-suffering, longanimous, magnanimous, merciful, mild, moderate, patient, patient as Job, persevering, philosophical, placable, self-controlled, soft, sparing, stoic, tender, tolerant, tolerating, tolerative, understanding, unresentful, unrevengeful |